Stories by pseudolus

Venmo launching crypto feature to buy and sell Bitcoin, other digital currency

What Microsoft found when it looked at brains after back-to-back virtual meeting

Employers know more about our lives than ever – now what?

WeWork will accept crypto as payment, hold digital currency on its balance sheet

Flushing a public toilet? Don't linger, because aerosolized droplets do

The Culture of Whales

Why a U.S. hospital and oil company turned to facial recognition

Born secret – the heavy burden of bomb physics

Carlo Rovelli – Is the ‘new muon’ a great scientific discovery?

Parents Are Sacrificing Their Social Lives on the Altar of Intensive Parenting

Working from Home in the U.K. Holds Back Pay and Promotions

The Shrinking and Growing Brains of Indian Jumping Ants

Scientists crack the Brazil-nut puzzle, how do the largest nuts rise to the top?

India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change

The Swedish Law of Wanderlust

What Should We Do If Extraterrestrials Show Up?

AI ethicist Kate Darling: ‘Robots can be our partners’

Robinhood can’t handle the Dogecoin rally

Why it’s so hard to fix maddening spelling systems

Spooks are turning to superforecasting in the Cosmic Bazaar